I'm an engineer and military technologist who served in the US Air Force for over 20 years. I was an innovation catalyst at the MITRE Corporation for about 8 years, and launched a small innovation consultancy called The SparkLit Group in 2025. After publishing two previous books (The Simplicity Cycle, F.I.R.E) with HarperBusiness, I decided to take a more direct publishing approach with LIFT and PUNK